Off With Her Head

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Off With Her Head

A London statue of the Iron Lady appears not to be so resilient as its namesake. The 8-foot-tall marble statue of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was decapitated by a vandal last week with a metal pole. Paul Kelleher, 37, was charged with criminal damage. The statue was at the center of a debate earlier this year over whether an image of a living former leader could be displayed in Parliament. Thatcher's forceful conservatism in the '80s helped dismantle the Labor Party's socialist policies, crush the once-mighty labor unions and – evidently – still inspires strong emotions among many Britons.